Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-03-27
AT A LENTEN SEWING CLASS.
Edith and ArabeIla Chatter Charmingiy
Together and sweetiy Discuss Astron-
omy and Kindred Topics

Together and Sweetiy Discuss Astron-
omy and Kindred Topics.
Puct.
Edith-Why, this is q surprise! You
haven't been here for thre meetings!
Arabella-I know. and l quite thought l
couldn't come to-day.
Edith-What was the matter?
Arabella-I mislaid my thimble, and we
had such n time finding it.
Edith-How provoking!
Arabella-Yes, for there wasn't another
gold thimble in the house except \ couple
of mammals, and they are inches too
large.
Edith-Oh, you could never have come,
Arabella-It would have been too agra
waiting. for | particularly wanted to come
this meeting.
Edith-Why? It's an off.dsy, you know.
Arabella-Iknow, and that's the reason;
for l heard Neil Knickerbocker said / only
come on the days the men are asked to
drop in.
Edith-How spiteful! She needn't think
they drop in" to see her.
Arabella-No, indeed! Why, at the FL
licot german, just before Lent, she was
only taken out twice.
Edith-Fancy,
Arabella-I should die of modification
Edith--And /. Do You know | am quite
too provoked this afternoon?
Arabella-Do tell me about il.
Faithfully, Mrs. Talcott has give me
this horrid canton flannel to sew oil again
the white fuzz covers my dress.
Arabella-Why didn't you object?
Edith did, and she said there was
only that work left, and suggested q larger
apron.
Arabella-As if we were mattresses!
Edith-Yes, just fancy! am not fond
of Madam T., by the way.
Arabella-NorI. She says such pointed,
disagreeable things.
Edith only joined her class because
mamma worked so hard to get me in.
Arabella-It's really awfully swell, you
know.
Edith-Yes; but they have plenty more
fun at Mrs. ~Highchurch's.
Arabella Yes; and you might say they
are Just a lot of nobodies.
Edith-They are embroidering vestments
too; much nicer work than this nasty fuzzy
canton flannel.
Arabella-We are going TO begin altar
cloths next meeting.
Edith-The men 90 there every time.
Arebella-Of course that's a great deal;
still, Mr. Talcott says it's vulgar not 10
do anything without the men.
Edith She didn't think so last Lent,
before her daughter caught Fred Noodle.
Arabella No, indeed; they were asked
every meeting.
Edith-Well, Friday is n gala day. I've
got an awfully fetching little chatelaine,
with hanging ribbons that hold thimble,
scissors and emery cases, and q tiny needle
book.
Arabella-How lovely! You should see
my new apron; it is trimmed with Valen
ciennes and heliotrope feather-edge roset-
tes-awful Frenchy!
Edith want 10 see il. Oh, horrors!
Mrs. Talcott is going 10 read; we'll have
a dose OF Shelley. She always reads Shell
ley.
Anbella- How tiresome. really thought
she would be read out by this.
Edith-What au exquisite thing.
Arabclla-It is such a treat TO hear yon
read, dear Mrs. TalcOtt.
Edith-What a hideous gown the For
sythe has N.
Arabella -That is one Of her effects. /"
I've heard her say one is nothing nowadays
if not bizarre.
Edith She gives herself such airs.
Arabella-Yes; and they are awfnlly
new people, too. Quite the only detrlmen-
tai in the class.
Edith-Yes; mamma says at the first
luncheon she encountered Mrs. Forsythei
she called for sugar and cream for her bou-
illion, mistakiDg it for tea.
Arabella- oh, fancy how dreadful
Arabella-Will this interminable seaIn
never be done? How ] hate to sew!
Edith never do-except here.
Arabella-Ifaye you the faintest idea for
what or whom these garments arc put to-
gether?
Edith-Oh, not the slightest.
Arabella--Nor /. Isn't it dullr Can't
we pnp